Organic winery in Sibenik

Geography: On the coast of Dalmatia, 50 km from Split, outside Šibenik that belonged to the Republic of Venice during the 15th centuryHistory: Vineyard planted in 2007-2011 with the business objective of selling grapes to other winemakers. A basic winery was built three years ago and upgraded in 2017. Zhoda acquired the vineyard in for a total of SEK 9 million.Vineyard: 47 hectares with 230 000 plantsGrapes: Mainly the red wine grape Babic, but also Plavac Maly, Posip, Debit and MarstinaOlive grove: 28 hectares with 6,000 trees that will start to give their first harvestGrape production: 130 tons in 2017, expected to grow to 280 tons as the plants matureCapacity in the winery: Production amounted to 100,000 bottles in 2017, and is expected to reach over 200,000 bottles following investments in additional equipmentSales: The original business model was to grow and sell grapes. In 2017, the company vinfied the whole harvest in the upgraded winery. No wine is any longer sold as bulk wine. All wine is sold under the brand TestamentChief enologist: Juraj Sladic